Report to Congress on Navy Medium Landing Ship
The following is the Navy Medium Landing Ship (LSM) (Previously Light Amphibious Warship [LAW]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress on July 23, 2024. …
In Pursuit of the U.S. Navy’s Next Surface Combatant
The Navy needs to perfect three technologies on its quest for its next generation of large warships, Rear Adm. Thomas…
Lockheed Outlines Freedom-Class Improvements
Follow-on versions of the Lockheed Martin Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) will incorporate numerous improvements based on lessons from operational…
Lockheed Martin Drops Protest over Next Generation Destroyer Radar
Lockheed Martin has dropped a protest that has held up development of the U.S. Navy’s next-generation Air and Missile Defense…
Document: Surface Navy’s Vision 2026
The following from the Vision for the 2026 Surface Fleet, released in January 2014. The document is authored by current…
Russian, Chinese Ships Escape Antarctic Ice Pack
A Russian ship trapped for two weeks in Antarctica — and the Chinese ship sent to rescue it — have…
First Chemical Weapons Leave Syria for Destruction at Sea
The first batch of Syrian chemical weapons have been moved out of the war-ravaged country in order to be destroyed,…
Libyan Navy Fires on Crude Tanker
Libyan naval forces fired warning shots toward a Maltese flagged tanker attempting to dock near the Es Sider terminal on…
Navy: Freedom LCS Conducted More Than Training Missions in South China Sea
The U.S. Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1) conducted real-world operations in the South China Sea during the ship’s deployment…
U.S. Icebreaker to Assist Stuck Russian, Chinese Ships
U.S. Coast Guard Ice Breaker Polar Star (WAGB-10) has been requested by the Russian, Chinese and Australian government to assist…
Document: 2013 Surface Warfare Officer Junior Officer Survey
The U.S. Navy has released its Surface Warfare Officer 2013 Junior Officer survey. The service has conducted the survey once…